Dr. Afif Al Yafei has been appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer of AD Ports Group, effective November 2026

Dr. Afif Al Yafei has been appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer of AD Ports Group, effective November 2026. Prior to this appointment, he served as Chief Executive Officer of TAQA Transmission for over six years, from August 2020 to November 2026. His leadership experience also includes senior positions at National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed), where he served as Executive Vice President – Asset Management, Senior Vice President – Regional Asset Management and Vice President – Operations. Earlier in his career, Dr. Afif held several technical and operational leadership roles at ADNOC Gas, including Technical Manager, Operations Superintendent, Commissioning Team Leader and Operations Shift Controller. He began his career at The Abu Dhabi Company for Petroleum Oil Operations (ADCO) as an Operations Supervisor. His experience spans energy infrastructure, utilities, asset management, transmission and industrial operations. hashtag # EnergyLeadership hashtag # Infrastructure hashtag # Utilities hashtag # ExecutiveAppointments hashtag # CXOLanesMena